My Top Surgery Was Complicated. I Don’t Regret It
We rarely hear about how healing can be an iterative and potentially complicated process.
The Travel Issue: Letter From The Editor
These are stories of risk and growth, building connections and realizing when they’re ending — all the places we think are worth moving toward and the things worth returning to.
My Diné Child Will Hunt, Bead and Everything in Between
“You girls are the talk of the ice-fishing derby!” I get that a lot. When we’re out hunting or fishing, my wife and I are frequently the only women (much less queer women) present.
Ultimate ’90s MRI: A Fertility Playlist
“Musicals? Too weird. My favorite indie band? Too pretentious. Tegan and Sara? Too gay. C’mon, Jennifer, get it together!”
A Tale of Two Mommies (Or Who Wore the Maternity Pants?)
“She would have loved to carry our child. Would have met the body changes with joy. That she was physically barred from being pregnant did not make the situation easier. She hid it well. But now I understood why she looked forward to the birth with such clear-eyed intensity.”
Binding 101: Brands, Care Tips, and Health
Whether you are considering binding for yourself, have been binding for years but want to learn more about binder brands and health, or want to prepare to support your friends and loved ones, you’ve come to the right place.
It’s Not Okay: Intimate Partner Violence in Radical Queer Spaces
“She acts like she’s such a victim when obviously there was abuse on both sides.” Awkwardly, I shrug my shoulders and look around the room. My partner doesn’t notice how uncomfortable she’s making me because she’s caught up in her own conjectures: “It’s like how we are sometimes.”
Freezing My Assets: On Transitioning and Wanting To Be A Mom One Day Too
“He was about to break the news that I would never have a child of my own, and nothing else had ever made it so clear that I wanted one. I really, really wanted one.”
On Camp: Not Burning Your Skin, A Kit and Lifestyle Guide
The last thing I want when facing 200 other lesbians in the sun-filled woods is to look like I was cooked to rare and then set free at the Jersey Shore.
Queer Girl City Guide: Manhattan is The New Manhattan
Manhattan is a very good place to be a girl who likes girls.
Queer Girl City Guide: Boston, MA
From “Boston Marriages” to Second Saturdays at Machine, the Boston area has always been kind to the Sapphicly inclined.
A Love Letter To Savannah’s Past, Present and Future
Cities wanna be her.
Queer Girl City Guide: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque: hard to pronounce, impossible to spell, easy to love.
Here/Queer: Four Women – A Lyrical, Lustful Tour of Oxford
Meet four trusty, lusty ladies to guide you through Oxford!
Queer Girl City Guide: Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe through the eyes of a recent transplant.
Queer Girl City Guide: Columbus, Ohio
Ohio’s capital city (and the third largest city in the Midwest) has everything you’d ever need, including the world’s best ice cream, one of the country’s largest universities, and a hoppin’ LGBTQ scene.
Here/Queer: Boogie Down Bronx Edition
Here’s a DIY guide to enjoying a queerified Bronx.
Here/Queer: Things We Wrote That You Loved
Let’s take a trip back in time to Bali, Michigan, Nigeria, New Orleans, New York and many other fine fine locales.
Queer Girl City Guide: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
If you can handle the rain, you’ll be handsomely rewarded by my beloved hometown of Vancouver, one of the gay-friendliest cities in Canada!
Queer Girl City Guide: Dublin, Ireland
It’s a little village, but it’s got a whole lot of gay per square kilometer.